UAW to have access to Chattanooga's VW plant

CHATTANOOGA, TN (WRCB) -
Volkswagen said Monday an independent auditor had verified that the UAW's local 42 had signed up at least 45 percent of workers at the Chattanooga plant. That will entitle the union to biweekly discussions with managers and to frequent access to the plant for meetings, notices and other organizing activity.

While the policy doesn't address collective bargaining, the UAW secretary-treasurer called it a "starting point" for achieving that goal at the plant where he said the union already represents more than half the workers.